BBC Microbit Quiz (1)

What is the BBC micro bit?

• A computer designed for year 7 students in the United Kingdom

• A micro-controller platform designed by the BBC

• A computer that's been shrunk down to a single chip

• A computer used to create documents

What are micro-controllers good at?

• Running multiple applications at once

• Controlling and sensing electrical signals through their pins

• Playing Minecraft

• Consuming more power than a full-sized computer

What are some examples of things that are controlled by microcontrollers?

• Digital watches, mice, and microwave ovens

• Gas pumps and robots

• Greenhouses and handheld video game systems

• All of the above

What is the purpose of the compass on the micro bit?

• To help us find north

• To let us know which way is down

• To restart our program

• To make the micro bit more portable

What programming language will be used to program the micro bit?

• Java

• C++

• Python

• Ruby

What does "from micro bit import star" mean?

• We want to use all the objects and functions available in the micro bit library

• We want to import only the display function from the micro bit library

• We want to create a new micro bit library

• We want to delete the micro bit library

What is the purpose of the while true loop?

• To execute the program once

• To execute the program multiple times

• To delete the program

• To restart the program

What does the display.scroll method do?

• Scrolls text across the display

• Turns off the LED array

• Changes the color of the LED array

• Plays a sound

What is the purpose of the USB port on the micro bit?

• To control and sense electrical signals through their pins

• To make the micro bit more portable

• To send the program from our computer to the microcontroller

• To restart our program

What should you do after plugging in the micro bit?

• Play the little demo games that follow

• Write some code on your computer

• Open up a browser and navigate to microbit.co.uk/app

• Delete the initial code provided by micro Python